Travel
It shouldn't be this difficult. I went to the Barnes & Noble bookstore this morning but didn't find the books I wanted. I then went over to the crossword puzzle section and all they had were easy puzzles, so I left.
I did a computer search on the author's website and only found one of the books. Next I checked Amazon and I didn't recognize their opening screen at first - why in the world would they make it more cluttered and complex? It's no secret that I don't like Amazon, so I tried Powell's books but didn't find what I wanted there.
I gave up and did a search for one of the books and found a reference to Amazon, which I clicked. Both books were available on Amazon even though my initial search there didn't give me any results that matched what I wanted. I don't know what gives, but by now I wanted to just order the books so I ended up ordering from Amazon after all. Personally I think they should open with a cleaner screen instead of all the displays. I asked to search books and was led to a screen that tried to sell me clothing.
All's well that ends well, though, and I will have the reading material I want for my trip. Still looking for a challenger crossword puzzle book! I really don't like online shopping and wish I could just walk into a shop and find what I want. I would have to live in Chicago or New York City or other large city for that to happen. (I'm probably being a little over-the-top here!)
I don't know if it's the weather lately (although it's a little less hot today) but I get so sleepy in the middle of the day. Also, I have been waking up in the morning before 8 am, then close my eyes for "just a couple more minutes", and next thing I know it's 8:30 or so. I'm getting enough sleep so I don't know why the lethargy I've been experiencing lately. I need to get back to a better diet no doubt - I've been either skipping a meal or else eating stuff that has calories but no nutrition. I'll be really surprised if that's what the problem is. Actually, I don't want to go out and buy a lot of groceries until I get back from NY when I'll have to re-stock everything.
I'm thinking about making a meat loaf for supper so I'd better go see what I can do to throw that together. I have never made what I consider a really great meatloaf and don't know why I keep trying, but maybe it will be better this time.
- Company Coming!
Since I'm having a man sleep over at my house tomorrow night, I've been busy trying to clean the place up a bit. I don't think he will notice, but his Mom or Dad might. Grandson Liam is going to spend Saturday night at Grandma's...
- Shopping Helper
I took granddaughter Autumn with me to Barnes & Noble this afternoon to do a little Christmas shopping. We are both fanatic book lovers, and always trip out over a visit to B&N. She was an invaluable help to me in checking off my Christmas...
- Getting Rid Of Stuff.
After reading Billy Bob's efforts to organize his great stash of books and the resulting discussion about whether or not to give some away or keep all of them, I decided to take a look at what I have - not nearly as many books as a lot of folks have,...
- More Books
I finished the third and final book by Barbara Thacker, who drove a Toyota Chinook from New Mexico to Canada and back, down to Baja California where she stayed for 13 months, and from NM to Washington and all points in between. The books were written...
- Best Free Ebook Apps For Your Travels
Because I know you like reading while traveling, here are the best free ebook apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch so you never run out of reading material: Free Books - Free What do you think about having instant access to over 23,000 free classic...
Travel
Trying to buy a book!
It shouldn't be this difficult. I went to the Barnes & Noble bookstore this morning but didn't find the books I wanted. I then went over to the crossword puzzle section and all they had were easy puzzles, so I left.
I did a computer search on the author's website and only found one of the books. Next I checked Amazon and I didn't recognize their opening screen at first - why in the world would they make it more cluttered and complex? It's no secret that I don't like Amazon, so I tried Powell's books but didn't find what I wanted there.
I gave up and did a search for one of the books and found a reference to Amazon, which I clicked. Both books were available on Amazon even though my initial search there didn't give me any results that matched what I wanted. I don't know what gives, but by now I wanted to just order the books so I ended up ordering from Amazon after all. Personally I think they should open with a cleaner screen instead of all the displays. I asked to search books and was led to a screen that tried to sell me clothing.
All's well that ends well, though, and I will have the reading material I want for my trip. Still looking for a challenger crossword puzzle book! I really don't like online shopping and wish I could just walk into a shop and find what I want. I would have to live in Chicago or New York City or other large city for that to happen. (I'm probably being a little over-the-top here!)
I don't know if it's the weather lately (although it's a little less hot today) but I get so sleepy in the middle of the day. Also, I have been waking up in the morning before 8 am, then close my eyes for "just a couple more minutes", and next thing I know it's 8:30 or so. I'm getting enough sleep so I don't know why the lethargy I've been experiencing lately. I need to get back to a better diet no doubt - I've been either skipping a meal or else eating stuff that has calories but no nutrition. I'll be really surprised if that's what the problem is. Actually, I don't want to go out and buy a lot of groceries until I get back from NY when I'll have to re-stock everything.
I'm thinking about making a meat loaf for supper so I'd better go see what I can do to throw that together. I have never made what I consider a really great meatloaf and don't know why I keep trying, but maybe it will be better this time.
- Company Coming!
Since I'm having a man sleep over at my house tomorrow night, I've been busy trying to clean the place up a bit. I don't think he will notice, but his Mom or Dad might. Grandson Liam is going to spend Saturday night at Grandma's...
- Shopping Helper
I took granddaughter Autumn with me to Barnes & Noble this afternoon to do a little Christmas shopping. We are both fanatic book lovers, and always trip out over a visit to B&N. She was an invaluable help to me in checking off my Christmas...
- Getting Rid Of Stuff.
After reading Billy Bob's efforts to organize his great stash of books and the resulting discussion about whether or not to give some away or keep all of them, I decided to take a look at what I have - not nearly as many books as a lot of folks have,...
- More Books
I finished the third and final book by Barbara Thacker, who drove a Toyota Chinook from New Mexico to Canada and back, down to Baja California where she stayed for 13 months, and from NM to Washington and all points in between. The books were written...
- Best Free Ebook Apps For Your Travels
Because I know you like reading while traveling, here are the best free ebook apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch so you never run out of reading material: Free Books - Free What do you think about having instant access to over 23,000 free classic...